Imagine a snowy winter evening. You're feeling nostalgic, wanting to look at photos of your kids when they were young. So you sit in front of a roaring fire, a warm mug of hot chocolate in your hands, and open - what? The laptop? Or a beautiful album? Feel the softness of the leather cover, hear the crack of the spine, smell the scent of the aged paper.
Far too often, photos remain in their digital format stored on computers, phones or even online file storage and sharing sites. Although they are easily accessible, digital photos lose the sensational and the nostalgic feeling of printed photos. The connection with a printed photograph is much deeper than simply clicking through digital images. I believe that the best way to look at photos is with photo books and albums that can be held in your hands.
Today, everything is automated. Internet use is a necessity. Photography is no exception. High quality cameras paired with the ease of access to the internet has enabled us to easily take quality photos and immediately share them.
Photo Security
Storing your photos on a photo sharing website can be dangerous. Sharing sites have the potential to be hacked or even completely removed from the internet completely. The worst case could lead to unauthorized viewing or use of your personal images or even the loss of your images forever.
Image storage on your computer, or external hard drives, can be just as risky. If your computer is attacked by a virus or hacked, or your external hard drive fails, your photos will be challenging (and expensive) to recover and may end up in the wrong hands.
Protect the priceless pictures snapped with your camera or phone by printing and storing them in a photo book or album to ensure safe keeping.
A Great Excuse for Family Interaction
Photo books and albums not only offer you the opportunity to relive memorable moments, they also provide a more interactive way of sharing memories with the family. Flipping through the pages of your favorite album with everyone gathered on the couch is a great way to tell stories and bond with family and friends. You just can't compare clicking through images on a computer to the closeness you get of flipping through a photo book.
Photo Books are Customizable
While digital photo albums can appear to be bland and quickly thrown together, hard copies of photo albums provide an exclusive way of presenting your photographs. You can customize the photos and categorized them by date, memory, occasion or even life event. You can even create multiple photo books displaying a respective category for each.
Photo Books are a Gift of Memories
Photo books make great gifts. Receiving a photo book means the recipient will have a high quality, long lasting gift to treasure their whole life. It's an heirloom. There is no other gift that contains as many wonderful memories as a personalized photo book.
Affordability
Many people think that creating and printing a photo book is an expensive project. There are photo book options for any budget. The peace of mind that comes with knowing you have something to pass on to generations to come is priceless. Leaving your images in their digital form may be convenient, but the benefits of creating a photo book for your pictures make it worth the time and effort.
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